"Agent Orange was a blend of tactical herbicides the U.S. military sprayed from 1962 to 1971 during the Vietnam War to remove the leaves of trees and other dense tropical foliage that provided enemy cover."
Source: http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/17744/10-things-every-veteran-know-agent-orange/
To me, their statement means they concede that A/O is a tactical herbicide. A/O or tactical herbicide, call it which ever you wish, they are the same thing in the eyes of the VA.
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